Occupy Frankfurt: Are Young Germans Really Part of the ’99%’?

I can only speak of my self when talking about the pro demokartik and anti-kapitalistik movement wich embeds itself in the 99% movement. My greatest concernes about the german economy and offcourse including the "Deutsche Bank" wich is situated about 300 meters from the ECB, are about the approach towards other countrys such as Greece and all sorts of African countries. Allways when I was interviewed during the last days from national and international media, my concerns where not concentrated on my own financial situation but the situation of others cuased by the german government and finacial institutions. Never the less, the youth-unemployment in germany is beeing cut down to about 9% due to several Arts of covering up the true number(!). In Germany since a few years every young person who cant find a job or aprehentisship is forced to atend some kind of computer-course or some other sort of training set up by the "Jobagency" (Agentur für Arbeit). Or in many other cases youths, but also adults can be forced to atend a one Euro job (per hour). These jobs where created to give unemployed some work if they cant find a job themselves and are mostly of some enviromental cind, like cutting hedges and lawnmowing for the comunity. But after some time it appeared that several companies mostly situated in the enviromental sector and some in the production sector went first to cut jobs and then only weeks later created new jobs for 1Euro-Workers. This was offcourse a very attraktiv gap in law. Wich as far as i know hasnt been closed. This was a huge humiliation for the people working in those companys as some fond themselves working for the same company they had been fired from, now working for only 1 instead of 7-10 Euros. This is only one of the humiliating stategies of the german gov. wich has since then lost the trust of many working class people. More information about this can be gained from the german unions wich are allways trying to shut down this cind of handling unemployment. I have a job and still have nothing left over at the end of the month although I live on the county (Houses are much cheaper) There is nothing left for going to the moovies or such, but i have enough to eat so I wont start complaining!

My hope is that due to the protest the german society will come closer again because at the moment the gap is growing constantly and that in one of the richest countries of the world...

1:27 am October 19, 2011

Doni Baloe wrote:

The messaging of Occupy Wall street or Frankfurt would have us believe these are young misguided folks without a clear purpose or grievance. How ludicrous for the media to portray the people this way. There is a common denominator that the media can get a bite on-- the idea that big corporations can make record profits and not pay taxes on them. Take GE for example; the annual revenue is as much as some 3rd world countries. Imagine that! Making all that money and not paying taxes on it. Do you get it yet? 99% are paying for the 1% who pay nothing. Why is that so hard to grasp. I suppose if you went to Harvard or were emplyed by the Manhattan Group or the Heritage Foundation you would not get it. Ok , well if that's you r excuse then you need to try unemployment for a while. Seems like that may have been left out of your education somewhere or perhaps you are with the CRONY CROWD of Globalists dyed in the wool of G-7, G-8, G-20 or the New World Order. Perhaps we can entertain a discussion of transfer pricing and some new theories of transfer taxes that follow, before the global riots break everything down.

1:52 am October 19, 2011

Friend of Tobias wrote:

Dear Tobias,
I understand your angst. The US is toying with a similar program of making people work for unemployment insurance-- such a program is in effect in the State of Georgia. I also agree with Doni Baloe above , the problem is the big corporations with their power and influence on politicians would have us all work for slave wages. Capitalism is blind when it comes to ethics, unregulated power to drive profits will destroy or corrupt everything. I am sure if you had a bag full of black money you might be able to buy a plum job in Germany and I suspect it is this way everywhere now. We see the problem, the unregulated power to drive profits and not pay taxes. So how do we develop solutions? I was in Germany in 1967 -1969 and my people are from Germany. It is upsetting to me that the German people have this to contend with. We all know Germany is the economic engine of Europe. I believe its time to put the brakes on globalization and allow each country to redevelop its own internal strengths without the burden of passing on the Dilution that rightfully belongs to the super rich and and wealthy corporations, to the poor and working middle class. Let the tycoons take it in the shorts-- they caused this mess with their stinking boiler rooms and sweat shops and jobs paying minimum wages. I cannot believe how generous they were to work with politicians to create these grass cutter jobs...

10:59 am October 19, 2011

Piedro wrote:

Am I the only one who realized that the tobias long comment is a fake. lol really nice try to fake denglish. no speaker of german would

9:49 pm October 20, 2011

Germany is the model wrote:

The best of Europe still stinks, then what does the youth of Asia, southern Europe have to hope for?

Doesn't the wealthy understand that this will bring social instability and all their profits will be lost when communism lead by red blooded youngsters looking for revenge?

Hungry people won't go hungry for long...

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